Support for washtubs.



M. M. ELY.

SUPPORT FOR WASHTUBS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30. l9l3.

Patented May 8, 191?.

inn TATE arnnr onion.

MAURICE M. ELY, OF CLINTON, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-EAL TO O. F. HOOKS, OFCLINTON, IOWA.

SUPPORT FOR WASHTUBS.

Application filed October 30, 1913.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known'that I, MAURICE M. ELY, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Clinton, in the county of Clinton and State of'lowa, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Supports for \Vashtubs, of whichthe following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in supports and more,particularly to a detachable clamp support for washing tubs or the like.

The invention has for an object to provide a support for washing tubsand the like, which may be readily, applied to and detached from the tuband when removed from the tub can be made into a comparatively smallpackage, thereby taking up but a small amount of space.

Another object of the invention is to provide a detachable andcollapsible sup port of the aforesaid character which will have a largesupporting area to prevent the tub from being knocked over or otherwisetilted over and which will be comparatively inexpensive in the cost ofmanufacture, thereby rendering the same commercially desirable.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists of the novel features of construction,combination, formation and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinaftermore fully described and as particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view OftllG washing tub having my improvedsupport as applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the supporting legs having theparts thereof disassembled, and V Fig. 3 is a detail side elevation ofanother form of a clamp carried by the supporting legs upon which restthe chime of the tub.

Reference now being had to the accompanying drawings wherein like andcorresponding parts are designated by similar reference charactersthroughout the several views the letter A, indicates a washing tub ofany well known and preferred construction, which is shown within thedrawing as supported by one form of my improved support comprising threeseparable legs B, C and D respectively.

Each of the supporting legs consists of a base portion 1 which ispreferably made Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1917.

Serial No. 798,181.

of wood being curved outwardly at its lower portion and tapering to apoint at its upper end. The upper inner face 2 of the base portion isflattened and tapered so as to lie flush upon the outer periphery of thetub A. A transverse slot 3 is formed within the inner face of each baseportion for the reception of the shorter arm 4 of the angle plates, asshown. 1 The longer arm 5 of the angle plates rests upon the inner faceof the base portion and provides means whereby the chime of the tub mayrest upon the upper ends thereof. Adjustably mounted on the outer faceof the base portion adjacent its upper end is a hooked clamp 6 having ahook 7 formed integral with the upper end thereof for engaging over theupper part of the tub. The hook clamp 6 has formed therein a pair ofspaced elongated slots 8 through which extend the bolts 9 and 10respectively. The bolt 9 is carried by the upper end of the base portion1 and extends through an opening 11 formed therein and the said openingis provided with a counter-sunk portion whereby the head of the boltwill lie flush with the inner face 2 and carried by the threaded end ofthe bolt is a washer 12 and a wing nut 13. The bolt 10 extends throughan opening formed within the arm 5 of the angle bracket and through acorresponding opening formed within the base portion 1 thereby providingmeans for holding the angle bracket in place upon the base portion. Thethreaded portion of the bolt 10 also carries a washer 12 and wing nut18. From the foregoing it will be seen that the inner face 2 of the baseportions rests upon the outer periphery of the tub A and the chime ofthe tub will rest upon the angle brackets carried by the base portionsand the base portions by being curved outwardly at their lower endsprovide a greater supporting area which will prevent the tub from beingtilted or otherwise knocked over. It will also be seen that the entireweight of the tub is exerted upon the base portion 1 of the leg supportsand that the clamp 6 only provides ample means for retaining the legsupports in place upon the tub.

WVhen having reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be noted thatthe hook clamps 6 extends in a perpendicular direction to the floor uponwhich the support rests and thereby the tub will be clamped 11o betweenthe hook plate and the angle portion carried by the base 1, whichobviously eliminates the use of any hooking or clamping meansfor-securing the chime of the tub to the base portion 1.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings I have shown a substitute for the anglebrackets, which comprises a lug 14 having a dove-tail projection15 whichrests within a dove-tail recess formed within the inner face of the baseportion 1.

While the forms of the invention herein shown and described areadmirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated, it is to beunderstood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the formsof embodiment herein shown and described, for it is susceptible ofembodiments in various forms all coming within the scope of the claimswhich follow.

I claim 1. In apparatus of the class described, an angle plate, a bentleg, a transverse slot therein adapted to receive one flange of saidangle plate, said plate having a bolt hole therein, a pair of bolt holesin said leg one of which is adjacent the slot, bolts passing throughsaid holes, a hook plate having a pair of apertures to receive the boltspassed through said bolt holes, and win nuts on said bolts, all soconstructed and arranged that when said leg, angle plate and hook plateare bolted together said hook plate will reinforce said leg at the slot,and the angle plate will form a support for a tub.

2. In apparatus of the class described, an angle plate, a leg, a recesstherein to receive said angle plate, an adjustable hook plate adapted tofit over the upper rim of a tub and having elongated bolt holes thereinand adapted to be bolted to the rear of said leg, the lower end of saidhook plate overlying the back of the leg opposite the recess therein,substantially as described, whereby said leg will be bolted between theangle plate and the hook plate.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specificationin the presonce of two wltnesses.

MAURICE M. ELY. Witnesses W. E. RUSSELL, Gr. A. ToBIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

